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2012 Acquisitions in Social Media Analysis

Net-Savvy Executive

The volume has gone up every year, and 2012 is no exception. This year, I thought I'd do something new: I wrote a recap of the activity, which you can find at The Year in M&A, Social Media Analysis 2012. As with the big directory of over 400 companies, the list of transactions requires some judgment about which deals to include.

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Why Businesses Need Local SEO Optimization

Idaconcpts

In July 2012, Google Insights indicated that every second 3.5 Be it through review sites like Yelp or business directories like YellowPages.com, a Toronto business can take advantage of local searches for branding purposes and drive its desired call-to-action. people looked up SEO on Google. This means that 9.1 The Local SEO Solution.

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How NOT to Build Links to Your Website: Courtesy of American Express

Bill Hartzer

Through a division called “ American Express Market 3D “, American Express is doing Inbound Link Building, Social Bookmarking, and General Directory Submissions. Please keep in mind that the blog post will be written in third-party form (your company not the subject) with the main purpose being a link back to your website.

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Want to Learn How to Rock the Top 3 Social Networks?

Kikolani

I’ve missed out on several great contests in 2012, but this one I just couldn’t pass up thanks to the amazing number of both cash prizes and non-cash prizes sponsors. Home and Garden Web Directory. Louisiana Internet Marketing Company. It’s that time again. Mini Greenhouse Kits. Compost Bins and Tumblers.

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The Evolution of SEO in New Zealand

Bill Hartzer

SEO companies were forced to become quite a bit more educated and sophisticated in their approach to ranking websites. Many people assume that Google began cracking down on spammy linking practices and low quality content when it introduced the Panda update in 2011, followed by the Penguin update in 2012.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Flying Kittens

Kikolani

An entrepreneur who has a vision for a business, rallies support to build it and then grows it into one of the most innovative companies in the world…. Twitter Quietly Launches A User Directory – You may not have noticed the link, but it’s there in the footer of Twitter’s home page if you’re logged out: “Directory.”

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17 Content Marketing Trends to Keep an Eye On

Writtent Blog

Example: one of my Internet marketing buddies’ content marketing campaign was built heavily around article directory submissions (think Ezine Articles ). I would have expected company-centric content to have figured as the top or second-to-top topic, but instead it retains third place. His traffic continues to decrease daily.

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